Awning arm adjuster



Patented, Janflzs, 1932 was, sm-res PATENTJOF'FICE HENRY 0.. 5 m

withtheraising and loweriiigof the awning! -f These awnings are of some conslderable 9 CLEVELAND; H GNOR T Tun Asrrnue COMPANY, on a CLEVELAND,OHIQAODBPORATIONQOF 01110 i I AWN INGAn hnJU srEn .1 W

Application filed fu ly 28,1928. se a no. 29s,045.

This invention relates to awnings and supbuilding so that they may swing up anddown lengthacross the front of the building and supports throughout the length'are necessary toprevent undue sagging and to take up the ,wear and tearupon the canvas orother awning material. These supports have hereto fore beenniade in the form of extensible and collapsible armsfusua llyof pivoted arm parts adapted to fold into small compass with the raising of the awning'and to extendthemselves by. gravityiwith the lowering of the awningultimately reaching a supportingpo-F sition to carrypart otthe load and prevent sagging. These devices have been capable of adjustment as to their extended position. but possess one distinctdisadvantagato wit, that it requires two peopleto prop erly adjust the arms :and by reason of the upwardcol} V lapsibiiity of these arms proper positioning of the outer end becomes diflicult.

To avoid the foregoing disadvantage and to improve the utility of these devices the a present invention contemplates an adjustfinal extended position of the entire armfand thereby not only save time and labor but insure a perfect adjustment of the arms.

The entire invention'together.with itsdetails is verynicely exemplified in the fol1owing description, drawings and claims."

f In the drawings, Fig. 1 represents a top 1 plan view "ofan awningto which apairof rection of the arrows and Fig.

awning.

tending plate through its to upperandlower. armrails 1 arms is applied with parts broken away to show the various features; Fig. 21s a section upon the llne 22, F g. 1; F 1g. 3 is a section upon the line 3- -3, Fig. 1.1 ookingin the di- 4 is a section upon theline 4 4, Fig; 3. V i v V y In the embodiment disclosed in the drawings, 1 represents a suitable building front or wall provided with the roller brackets 2 i for receivingtheawning roller 3 upon which the iawninge may be wound. This awning hasthe usual frontskirt 5 and the usual heading or envelope 6 for receiving the .front bar"? which extends the full length of the.

Secured'to the building front or wall 1 is a suitablearm support or wall bracket comprlslng a basejplate 8 and an outwardly ex- .member9 having an opening for receiving an arm bolt 10 andslot 11 web concentric with the axis of Engaging the bolt 10 is a bearor bearing. support 12 of U- shaped form as shown in Fig. t andproviding upper and lower bearings 13adapted to receive a sultablepivot pin 14. Upon the pin is pivoted an inner arm rear bracket 15 secured 6 extending out and provided with a forward arm bracket 17 I provided with upper andlower lateral ears'18 receiving. an intermediate pivot pin 19.

These earsl8 engage above and below a front.

. arm rear bracket 20 pivoted upon the pin19."

Extending from this front armrear bracket is an outer arm 21 carrying an outer eye 22 extending aroundthe rod '7. In thearrangement shown in Fig. 1 thereare two of these supporting arms; The inner arm rear bracket has a web provided with a single opening 23 for the reception ota bolt 2%Lfadapted to pass through it and through the slot 11 for holding the parts position.

So farthe description has been confined to a that which is old and well known in the art clamped relation and in final andthe' specification will now proceed with.

the improved construction,

i F ifiwi11 be seenthatthe' i plateymember 9 istprovided with a dow a wardly-extending car and the bearing bracket to the building front or wall and then I proceeds to connect to it the assembled collapsible arm by inserting the bolt 14, taking care to see to it that the adjusting rod 28 passes through the ear and that one of the nuts 30 is on either side of this ear. When he wishes to adjust the front end of the collapsible arm he does so by manipulating the nuts 30 whichresults in the arm being swung to different angular positions with respect to the building front or wall. When the proper adjustment at this point has been made the bolt 24 may be drawn up and the parts clamped in this position. 7

It will be seen from the foregoing that not only is the adj ustme'nt of the supporting arms accomplished by a single operative at the building front but a more correct adjustment of these arms is possible by the improvement disclosed in this application by reason of the fact that the arms are not being held up at their outer ends but are permitted to extend themselves freely and evenly and without hindrance to theirnatural extended position with the adjustment made while in this con dition. This results in a better and more effective job throughout.

Having described my invention, I claim; 1. In combination, an awning lateral arm,

a bearing support, means for swingingly' mounting said lateral arm on said bearing 'support,means for pivotally mounting said bearing support, an adjusting bolt pivotally connected with said bearing support for effecting movement thereof about its pivot and for holding said bearing support in any desired position to which it is moved, a stationary member through which said bolt extends, and means for adjustabiy connecting,

said bolt with said stationary member.

2. V In combination, an awning lateral arm, a bearing support, means for swmgmgly mounting said lateral arm on said bearing support, a wall bracket, means for pivotally mounting said bearing support on said wall bracket, an adjusting bolt pivotally connected with said bearing support for effecting movement thereof about its pivot and for holding said bearing support in any desired position to which it is moved, means carried by said wall bracket through which said bolt extends, and means for adjustably connecting said bolt with said means carried by said wall bracket.

8. Incombination, an awning lateral arm, abearing support, means for swingingly mounting said lateral arm on said bearing support, a wall bracket having an arcuate slot, a bolt carried by said bearing support and extending through the arcuate slot of said wall bracket, means for pivotally mounting said bearing support on said wall bracket, an adjusting bolt pivotally connected with said bearing support for effecting movement thereof about its pivot and for holding said bearing support in any desired position to which it is moved, means carried by said wall bracket through which said bolt extends, and means for adjustably con necting said adjusting bolt with said means carried by said wall bracket.

4. An awning lateral arm mounting, comprising a wall bracket, a bearing support pivotally mounted on said wall bracket and adapted to swingingly support the inner end of an awning lateral arm, positive means connected to said wall bracket for adjustingsaid bearing support about its pivot, and means associated with said positive means for locking said bearing support in any desired position of adjustment. I

5. In combination, an awning lateral arm, a bearing support, means for swingingly mounting said lateral arm on said bearing support, a wall bracket, means for pivotally mounting said bearing support on said wall bracket, positive means for adjusting said bearing support about its pivot, and locking means on said positive means for locking said bearing support in any desired position of adjustment.

6. An awning lateral arm mounting, comprising a wall bracket means, a bearing support meanspivotally mounted on said wall bracket means and adapted to swingingly support the inner end of an awning lateral arm,and an adjusting bolt having connection with said wall bracket means and said bearing support means, the connection of said bolt to one of said means being an adjust able one, whereby said means can be adjusted signature. I

' HENRY C. .HEISER.

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